What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mid/Senior Full-Stack PHP Developer (Laravel/Vue) position at pioneeringevolution?
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Pioneering Evolution is seeking a mid-to-senior level full-stack PHP developer to join our team. This role focuses on building and maintaining complex web applications using the Laravel framework and Vue.js. The ideal candidate combines strong PHP back-end skills with modern front-end development expertise and thrives in a collaborative, Agile environment. You will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable, and user-friendly applications that directly support our clients’ mission needs.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver complete, working solutions that meet all functional and technical requirements described in assigned tickets.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code that adheres to project coding standards.
- Avoid unnecessary complexity by implementing solutions consistent with existing code patterns and architecture.
- Thoroughly test and validate solutions to ensure reliability, performance, and delivery of clean, production-ready code.
- Manage personal workload effectively to deliver timely solutions without sacrificing quality.
- Translate functional requirements into clear, actionable technical tasks and tickets, ensuring alignment with project scope and development standards.
- Collaborate with senior developers, QA, and business analysts to clarify requirements and confirm acceptance criteria are fully met.
- Participate in peer code reviews to ensure consistency, simplicity, and maintainability across the codebase.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, coding standards, and technical documentation.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- 5 years of professional web application development with demonstrated ability to deliver complete, production-ready features on schedule.
- Strong PHP experience with Laravel or similar MVC frameworks, with emphasis on writing clean, testable, and reusable code.
- Strong JavaScript skills with Vue.js (preferred) or another modern framework, with focus on building maintainable components.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
- Proficiency with MySQL, including designing normalized schemas and writing optimized queries.
- Solid understanding of Git workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews) and ability to manage clean commits without debug/unnecessary code.
- Experience applying coding standards and design patterns to produce simple, maintainable solutions aligned with existing architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively and deliver quality work within agreed timelines.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Dusk, Jest, etc.).
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to contribute to design discussions and advocate for best practices in security, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience collaborating with UX/UI designers to create intuitive user interfaces.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE OFFER:
In addition to competitive salaries and opportunities for professional development and advancement, our employees enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits. To keep pace with the changing needs of our employees, we continually evaluate benefit plans.
- Paid time off
- 10 paid holidays
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Legal assistance
- Company-paid life insurance and AD&D
- Company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) plan with company contribution
- Continuing Education Opportunities
